Gerry Sucks, Part 43

GERRY CONNOLLY WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN IN TYSONS CORNER!!!  CLICK HERE TO SEE CHANNEL 4'S COVERAGE, INCLUDING AN INTERVIEW WITH GERRY HIMSELF. WOW!!!!!

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[t]

Prov.24
[17] Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles;
[18] lest the LORD see it, and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.

[Bob]

I am a claims investigator with a major auto insurance company, and for him to say he did not feel the impact that caused that dent is complete BS.

[Hokie Guru]

That's 43 blog posts on Gerry's chin!! I actually agree with T on something, which is rare At this point you are just padding your stats similar to the Virginia Tech Hokies cruching football victory at Georgia Tech in the 2007-2008 season. We had 6 interceptions in that game.

[Bryan J. Scrafford]

Did Hokie Guru just essentially say that "t speeeeeeeeeaaaakkkkkkkkkssss."

[Not Larry Sabato]

I'm going to 64 so we can start May Madness and select a winner.

[Sean Holihan]

Wow.

Ugh. Thats just never good.

[Joel Rutstein]

The judge even speculated that people would find "incred[ible]" his finding that the prosecution did not prove that Connolly intended to flee the scene of an accident." Would a more interesting question, perhaps next in this series here at NLS, be whether the judge was biased?

I love how this was presented as new news! (Even after three years no one believes Gerry didn't feel that inpact- he was probably drunk or had drugs in his car- why else wouldn't he stop?)

It was in the morning- more likely drugs than drunk. Or maybe a briefcase full of money that Gerry needed to get to a freezer!

if he didn't know that he'd hit someone when he drove away then he didn't intend to commit a crime. without the appropriate level of intent there's no crime; even if the needed intent is simple negligence there has to be proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he should've known that he hit someone.

[Interested Observer]

Gee, I thought that this happened last week. Three years old. Old news, move on.

Unless we want to start talking about Hillary and cattle futures....

[Dan]

Speaking of Hillary. Snuffleupagus pretty much turned his show into a campaign event for her today. What a tool.

After the ABC "debate" about flag lapel pins, Rev. Wright, middle names and who is or is not a Muslim you would think he'd have sufficient shame not to continue shilling for a particular candidate.

Ben, this is old news.

If you want to get a true taste of Gerry out where people can see it there, then should obtain and YouTube some of his rants from the MetroWest or Wedderburn hearings. The video posted nearby is lame.

My personal favorite was when he basically told the mother of a child with special needs who was concerned about being able to get her kid to school and then get to work - too bad, lady (not an exact quote) but he was very harsh. I think that was from the first MetroWest hearing on Dec. 6, 2004.

If memory serves, that was the same night he trashed Vienna Councilwoman Laurie Cole, who was vice mayor at the time. That would be another good youtube experience.

If I'm wrong on the date, I suppose it might be March 27, 2006, when MetroWest was finalized.

[Interested Observer]

Just a thought - is NLS going to be supporting the Democrat in the 11th District, regardless of who the nominee is? The consolation prize for NLS of Gerry winning has got to be that he'll be history in Fairfax local politics. That's got to be worth something.

[Not an Anonymous Conservative Concern Troll]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/25/opinion/polls/main3874915.shtml

Obama and Clinton open up double digit lead over McCain.

[Not an Anonymous Conservative Concern Troll]

Oh, and Obama is way up over Clinton nationally too, despite his worst media cycle ever.

And the kicker? More people think Clinton is an elitist than Obama!

[Not an Anonymous Conservative Concern Troll]

Whoops that was the wrong CBS poll.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/04/opinion/polls/main4069259.shtml

Thats the correct, recent one.

WHY LESLIE BYRNE SUCKS

From a 1992 news report:

Mrs. Byrne's campaign literature says she was named one of the "outstanding young political leaders in America" by the American Council of Young Political Leaders.

That's not true, says the council.

WHY LESLIE BYRNE SUCKS

From an October 1992 article...looks like she's fast with the truth yet again in this ad against her opponent:

The ad seeks to portray Butler as a rulebreaker and extremist, someone out of sync with Northern Virginia's moderate mainstream. The ad cites a 19-year-old college incident in which Butler was suspended after he falsely reported the theft of a stereo to collect insurance. The ad incorrectly says that Butler was expelled rather than suspended for one year.

WHY LESLIE BYRNE SUCKS

From a June 1993 article that shows how little she cares about listening to voters:

But there on Sunday was Washington Post columnist David Broder honoring her with a "Courage in Taxation" award for instilling party loyalty for a Btu tax in the face of overwhelming voter opposition.

WHY LESLIE BYRNE SUCKS

From a June 1993 article...looks like she created a mess here:

Freshman Rep. Leslie Byrne of Fairfax County has put herself in the middle of a caustic party debate as sponsor of a motion to punish fellow Democrats who voted against President Clinton's controversial tax package.

The House Democratic Caucus, which met behind closed doors yesterday, avoided a divisive showdown by not voting on Mrs. Byrne's petition to unseat 11 subcommittee chairmen who rejected the president's deficit-reduction plan.

But her measure, which drew 81 signatures, angered a number of Democrats who questioned why a representative in office less than six months would want to rebuke senior legislators.

"This effort to retaliate in this Draconian way is irresponsible. . . . I feel like I've been accused of some illegal or unethical act," said Rep. Tim Johnson of South Dakota.

"It was not only counterproductive, it was destructive to the party," said Rep. Jimmy Hayes of Louisiana, who along with Mr. Johnson voted against the president.

WHY LESLIE BYRNE SUCKS

From a May 1994 article....hmmm...sound familiar?

Rep. Leslie L. Byrne, a Northern Virginia Democrat facing a tough battle for reelection this fall, is being criticized by a congressional colleague and several businesses and fund-raising groups who say she has inaccurately portrayed them as supporters of her campaign.

The complaints focus on fund-raising packets recently sent to several Northern Virginia groups by Byrne, a freshman being challenged by Fairfax County Board Chairman Thomas M. Davis III (R) in what analysts say will be one of the year's costliest and most competitive congressional campaigns. The packets indicated that Byrne is supported by Rep. Helen Delich Bentley (R-Md.) and a range of businesses and political action committees.

But Bentley and several of the groups listed say they are not committed to Byrne, or have endorsed Davis in the campaign in Virginia's 11th Congressional District.

In a letter this week, Bentley chided Byrne, saying that the Democrat had used out of context a laudatory comment Bentley had made last year.

"It was never intended for that use, and I hope it will not be used so in the future," Bentley, a candidate for Maryland governor, told Byrne in the letter.

The Byrne packet also included a list of "Congressional Support and Endorsements." Among the groups listed were the Virginia Medical Political Action Committee, a branch of the American Medical Association that says it intends to support Davis, and the Greater Washington Board of Trade, which has not endorsed a candidate, representatives said.

Sandra Peterson, a legislative assistant for the medical political action group, said it has told Byrne that she would not have its financial support or endorsement this election. "There was a letter sent to her," Peterson said. "She can't say we didn't notify her."

[Hokie Guru]

May Madness is a great idea!!

[Doug in Dranesville]

1994? Bentley was running for Governor of Maryland that year (and lost in the primary to Ellen Sauerbrey). I doubt she had time for Leslie Byrne.

The interesting thing about the car accident excuses is that Gerry must be learning a lot from the illegal aliens he is importing into Fairfax County!

And you Democrats seem to know a LOT about "sucking."